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Retex
Sir David Steel: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to make dependency on textiles a deciding factor when calculating levels of additional resources under the EU RETEX initiative; and if he will make special provision for the borders region. [30673]
Mr. Kynoch: Textile dependency as set out in article 6 of the Commission's guidelines as decided on 13 May 1992 (Official Journal number C 142, 4 June 1992), already determines eligibility for funding under RETEX, and additional resources will be allocated between UK eligible areas, including border region, on the same basis as the original allocation.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list (a) the number of (i) males and (ii) female employees, (b) the number of officials employed at each of the principal grades and the number and percentage of women employed at each of these grades and (c) the number of staff employed at administrative grades and the number and percentage of these staff who are women in his Department on 1 April. [30550]
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Mr. Michael Forsyth: The number of male and female staff in each of the principal and administrative grades,
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and the percentage of these that are women are shown in the table.
| Scottish office | Historic Scotland | Scottish fisheries protection agency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade(21) | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female |
| SCS | 119.8 | 19.6 | 14.1 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| G6 | 57.0 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 5.0 | -- | -- | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| G7 | 239.6 | 64.7 | 21.3 | 17.0 | 5.4 | 24.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| Sub total | 416.4 | 95.3 | 18.6 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 17.9 | 5.0 | -- | -- |
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| Scottish Agriculture Science Agency | Scottish Office Pensions Agency | Student's Awards Agency for Scotland | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade(21) | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female |
| SCS | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| G6 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| G7 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 14.2 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sub total | 13.0 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- |
(21) Professional and administrative staff at Scottish Civil Service grades and grades 6 and 7 are not identified separately on returns to Treasury.
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| Scottish Office Core | Historic Scotland | Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade(22) | Male | Female | Percentage female | Male | Female | Percentage female | Male | Female | Percentage female |
| SEO | 100.4 | 26.2 | 20.7 | 4.0 | -- | -- | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| HEO | 285.8 | 156.2 | 35.3 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| EO | 194.6 | 236.2 | 54.8 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 68.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| AO | 210.9 | 371.2 | 63.8 | 13.5 | 27.3 | 66.9 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| AA | 159.0 | 285.2 | 64.2 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 57.9 | 3.0 | 18.3 | 85.9 |
| Sub total | 950.7 | 1075.0 | 53.1 | 51.5 | 62.8 | 54.9 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 48.0 |
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| Scottish Agriculture Science Agency | Scottish Office Pensions Agency | Student's Awards Agency for Scotland | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade(22) | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female | Male | Female | Percentage Female |
| SEO | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 33.3 | ||||
| HEO | 0.6 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 24.3 | |
| EO | 1.0 | 100.0 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 47.1 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 54.1 | |
| AO | 4.1 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 36.5 | 53.3 | 30.0 | 40.6 | 57.5 | |
| AA | 5.0 | 2.0 | 28.6 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 34.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 53.3 |
| Sub total | 6.0 | 7.7 | 56.2 | 87.0 | 67.6 | 43.7 | 53.0 | 61.8 | 53.8 |
(22) This is for main administration grades and as such excludes professional staff below grade 7, industrial grades and other administrative grades such as typing, secretarial and support grades.
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Inverclyde Enterprise Zone
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been created as a result of the establishment of the Inverclyde enterprise zone; in which industries such employment has been found; what is the sex ratio of the employed; and if he will make a statement. [30175]
Mr. Kynoch: As at 31 March 1995, 2,245 jobs had been created within the Inverclyde enterprise zone. Of these, 1,669 were in manufacturing industry and the remaining 576 in other activities ranging from construction work to catering. Information is not available to distinguish between male and female employment.
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many designated sites of the Inverclyde enterprise zone are still awaiting industrial development; and if he will make a statement. [30176]
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Mr. Kynoch: Four of the 13 designated sites within the Inverclyde enterprise zone do not, at present, have any enterprise zone activity.
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the companies which have established industrial and commercial units in the designated sites of the Inverclyde enterprise zone; how many full-time employees they have recruited since commencing business in the zone; and if he will make a statement. [30177]
Mr. Kynoch: The table contains the names of companies and details of the sites in which they were located within the enterprise zone as at September 1994, the most recent date for which this information is available. Monitoring information compiled for the Department of Environment indicates that, by March 1995, 33 industrial and commercial establishments,
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employing a total of 2,245 people, were located on designated enterprise zone sites. No information is available on the number of full-time employees recruited since these companies commenced business in the zone.
| Name | Site |
|---|---|
| East End Bakery | Kingston |
| Ian's Grill | Kingston |
| Anaplast | Kingston |
| Madison Cable | Kingston |
| Viking Life Saving Equipment | Kingston |
| Accurate Armour | Kingston |
| S and A Seafoods | Kingston |
| Fairway Leisure | Kingston |
| The Sign Factory | Kingston |
| T R Shellfish | Kingston |
| W H M Maintenance Supplies | Kingston |
| Xtraz | Kingston |
| Brands Electronics | Kingston |
| Minebea | Kelburn |
| Blair Joinery | Ingleton |
| Cigna Employee Benefits | Cartsburn |
| HCS Global | Cartsburn |
| Bathroom Elegance | Cartsburn |
| JCS Training | Cartsburn |
| Royal Mail | Cartsburn |
| Drummond Packaging | Larkfield |
| Mimtec | Faulds Park |
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to modify the regulations governing the designation of sites in the Inverclyde enterprise zone; and if he will make a statement. [30178]
Mr. Kynoch: My right hon. Friend has no plans to modify the regulations governing the designation of sites in the Inverclyde enterprise zone.
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the Inverclyde enterprise zone is due to cease to exist; what proposals he has to extend its existence; and if he will make a statement. [30179]
Mr. Kynoch: Inverclyde enterprise zone will cease to exist on 2 March 1999 after 10 years of enterprise zone designation. My right hon. Friend has no plans to extend its existence.
Gourock Ropeworks
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received concerning the demolition or retention of the Gourock ropeworks of Port Glasgow; and if he will make a statement. [30180]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: My right hon. Friend has received no recent representations regarding the Gourock ropeworks. An application for listed building consent to demolish the building has been received by Historic Scotland and is under consideration. A decision on whether my right hon. Friend will call the application in for his own determination will be taken soon.
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Greenock Sheriff Court
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the total cost of the renovation of the Greenock sheriff court; and if he will make a statement; [30182]
- (2) on how many occasions proceedings at the Greenock sheriff court have been postponed in the past two years; what were the reasons for such postponements; and if he will make a statement; [30183]
(3) what has been the total cost of remedial work carried out to the structure, heating system, water supply and other facilities and services at the Greenock sheriff court following its re-opening on the completion of the renovation programme; and if he will make a statement. [30184]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The total cost of the renovation of Greenock sheriff court, including the temporary outhousing of the court while work was proceeding, was £4,032,000, inclusive of professional fees and VAT. The work involved rot eradication, stonework repairs and extensive internal refurbishment. Subsequent to the renovation, parts of the external drainage system were replaced at an inclusive cost of £56,500.
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